From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishCapitaCap‧i‧ta /ˈkæpɪtə/ trademark a British company that uses computers to provide administrative services to private businesses and public organizations. In 2002 it started to run operations at the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), carrying out checks to see if people who are applying for jobs such as teaching have a criminal record. It also runs the computers and administrative services for the congestion charging system in London.